COLONIAL OMISSIONS in Karlsruhe May 17-18

While with the end of the First World War,
German colonialism ended as real history,
it did not end as a fantasy and projected history. 
(Dirk van Laak)

As a result of the Versailles Treaty, early on Germany became a “postcolonial state in a colonial world.” However until today, the country’s colonial history has not been adequately reflected in the public realm. Colonial Omissions is a two-day event which will interrogate the complex legacy of German colonialism. Partly neglected, partly considered a minor history, "colonial phantasies" have however been constitutive for modern German history. What does the German colonial past mean for Germany today and what marks has it left? How can this history be addressed? Through artistic contributions and a series of talks Colonial Omissions aims to offer a platform where these and further questions can be posed and discussed.

VISION FORUM SPRING MEETING 2013 - March 5-6, 2013.

Vision Forum is proud to announce its sixth international workshop with KSM in Norrköping March 5-6, 2013. It is a packed program that looks at the "Synthesis of Human Experience and the fostering of Diversity in Academia,"with participants from Germany, Finland, Italy and the UK who will meet local players for inspiration and creation.

PROGRAM

MARCH 5
19.30 Verkstad organises social event at Broadway konditori. Advance booking necessary, contact Moa Hannerz Simå on (moa.hannerz.sima (at)  gmail.com) to book your ticket.

MARCH 6

9.30 -  Konstantin Economou introduces the partnership between Vision Forum and KSM.
9.45 - Per Hüttner talks about our Vision Forum's structure, methodology and current projects.
10.00 - Susanne Ewerlöf, curator of the centenary projects at Norrköpings konstmuseum introduces  her collaboration with Vision Forum.
10.45 - Anna Gritz, curator at South London Gallery and artist Reuben Henry talk about their work with INFRA.
11. 30 - Discussions.

12.00 - Lunch

14.00 - Sara Giannini talks about her work with OuUnPo, Global Art and the Museum and ZKM in Karlsruhe.

14.45 - Jacopo Miliani presents his artistic practice and his work with OuUnPo 

15.30 -  Refreshments and discussions.
16.00 - Visit to Verkstad and Ida Pettersson's exhibition.

The sessions on March 6 are held in ateljé 2, on the 6th of Kåkenhus. Find a map here. To see more images click here.

Vision Forum and OuUnPo in Amsterdam

Vision Forum is proud to announce that Fatos Ustek and Sara Giannini will talk about the planned OuUnPo session in Beirut and the history of OuUnPo as part of a public debate about public space and democracy organised by the European Cultural Foundation.  Here is the program for the whole seminar:

October 4th 2012 18:00- Amitav Ghosh - key note speech

October 4th 2012 22:00 - Kinan Azmeh and Eric Vloeimans in concert

October 5th 2012 16:00 - Debate: Reclaiming public space – democratic practices reinvented?

October 5th 2012 20:30 - Belarus Free Theatre – performance

October 6th 2012 20:30 - European Souvenirs - live cinema remix performance

October 7th 2012 15:30 John Akomfrah – Film screening

Who Is Who in Vision Forum

Vision Forum is a network of visual artists and curators from Europe who work together with creators in film, music, dance, theatre, literature along with researchers in the humanities and sciences. Together we are between 50-100 people engaged in research, production and education. We work towards having a totally horizontal organisation where the creators and researchers together develop the program of the organisation.

Artist Per Hüttner is the director of the organisation since 2009. Konstantin Economou has been our primary collaborator at Linköpings university since the beginning. We currently collaborate with Fatos Üstek, Claire Louise Staunton, Anders Paulin, Sara Giannini, Susanne Ewerlöf, 98weeks, Assabil libraries, Enough Room for Space and Mauricio Dwek who run nodes in collaboration with us. You will find who participates in each node by clicking on the links under "Current Vision Forum Projects" in the top left corner of this page.

Most of us are based in Europe and we often collaborate with institutions and creators in Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas. Find out more by browsing our blog and looking at the previous projects we have organised and the catalogues that document them. You find them in the left column of this page. Enjoy!